Cultivating Joy
David Oromith · 30 minutes · recorded April 30, 2023
We settle into stillness with an open awareness meditation, before turning to a recent moment of real joy, wishing that same happiness for every being and extending empathetic joy to good news witnessed in others. David talks about why Buddhism deliberately cultivates joy rather than only addressing suffering, naming empathetic joy, the practice of wishing pleasure universally shared, and the joy that comes from a settled mind and from wisdom itself.
Attachment and craving Comparison and self-cherishing Illness and pain Empathetic joy (mudita) Open presence